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nerveless.

Lacking nerve: fearful; cowardly.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈnɜː(ɹ)vləs/
  1. Lacking nerve: fearful; cowardly.

  2. Lacking a nervous system.

  3. Devoid of nerves: calm, controlled, cool under pressure.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English nerve Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English nerveless From nerve + -less.

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